I agree with you Heather that Pinterst is very visual. This was one big contrast I saw between Pinterest/Symbaloo and Scoopit. Scoopit puts a picture with the pin, but there is a lot more text. I think for younger students it could be very overwhelming. I see Scoopit as a great resource for older students, but I think younger students would work better with the visual aspect of Pinterst with a short annotation. What do you think?

I have always enjoyed social networking myself, however; I have never thought of introducing it to my students. This year I participated in a technology course at my school and I created a Symbaloo... more

I will have to look into Scoopit some more, however; if it has more text with it then it may be helpful for upper grades to add in connections, summaries, inferences etc. What sites do you use with... more

I agree with your assessment Heather that ScoopIt would be good for upper grades students to add connection, summaries, etc. Before the idea of using a social bookmarking site came up, for webquests... more

Marcia, My Symbaloo is not completely finished, it is still in progress and some of the tiles have disappeared. I need to get on there this summer and finish it up. I will attach the link and if you... more

The link states that the webpage is currently not found. If you get a chance to publish it let me know. I created a site myself however it wont let me have access to the full program because I have... more

Heather, I too use Symbaloo. It has been a life saver. It helps me keep my students on track and ensuring they are on appropriate websites. The students really worked well with the Symbaloo. They... more

Lindsay, I also use symbaloo but I haven't thought about using it with my students. I use our county site when they have resources for us to use. This would definitely be a way to let students have... more

Does Symbaloo allow for differentiated instruction? Does each child know where they are supposed to go for their specific instruction? I haven't done a whole lot of work looking into Symabloo yet but ... more

I am not sure exactly how to send you a link to my personal Symbaloos. I can send you a link to other Symbaloos I follow/link to mine. I can also Skype you a screen shot of my personal Symbaloo! Let... more

Typing in URLs and Web Addresses is hard no matter the grade level. I know I spend a good fifteen minutes of technology based lessons helping students type in the address properly. I think you and... more

I haven't used pinterest yet in my classroom, but my students are interested in anything dealing with social media, so I wouldn't be surprised if some of them already had accounts themselves. I need... more

Heather, I have heard of Symbaloo. My school recommends that teachers use symbaloo when having students do any and all research projects. According to one of my computer teachers we are supposed to... more

Cindi, That is a great idea to have students organize their research sites on their own Symbaloo. I was just referring to students using mine to find websites for enrichment activities, however;... more